Shloka 22

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

Devanagari script

स तस्य हृदयं भित्त्वा पीत्वा शोणितमाहवे । जगाम धरणीं बाणो लोठितार्द्रवरच्छद:,वह बाण शंखकी छाती छेदकर रणभूमिमें उसका रक्त पीकर धरतीमें समा गया। उसके श्रेष्ठ पंख लोहूमें भीगकर लाल हो रहे थे

Transliteration

sa tasya hṛdayaṁ bhittvā pītvā śoṇitam āhave | jagāma dharaṇīṁ bāṇo loṭhitārdra-varacchadaḥ ||

Translation

A flecha lhe traspassou o coração e, na fúria da batalha, como se lhe tivesse bebido o sangue, afundou-se na terra. Suas finas penas ficaram manchadas e encharcadas, rubras de sangue.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (arrow)

तस्यof him/of that (one)

हृदयम्heart

भित्त्वाhaving pierced/split

पीत्वाhaving drunk

शोणितम्blood

आहवेin battle

जगामwent

धरणीम्the earth/ground

बाणःthe arrow

लोठितsmeared/rolled (in blood), besmeared

आर्द्रwet, soaked

वरच्छदःhaving excellent feathers/covering (i.e., fine-plumed)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

arrow (bāṇa)

earth/ground (dharaṇī)

blood (śoṇita)

heart (hṛdaya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes